4 cops closed over burning of tea vendor

In this Thursday, February 4, 2016 photo, tea seller Babul’s family members break down in tears at the hospital where he was being treated after he suffered burns after being pushed by a police source. Photo: Palash Khan.

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Four policemen were closed in connection with the incident of burning of a tea vendor to death in Mirpur of Dhaka last night.

“Four policemen have been closed. An investigation is going on against them. Action will be taken against them as per the report,” Kayumuzzaman Khan, deputy commission (Mirpur division) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), told The Daily Star.

Tea vendor Babul Matabbar suffered severe burns as he fell on a kerosene stove after allegedly being pushed by a police source accompanied by some cops out to pick him up from his stall around 9:30pm.

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The four are: Sub-Inspector Mominur Rahman, SI Niazuddin Mollah, Assistant Sub-Inspector Jogendranath and constable Jashimuddin of Shah Ali Police Station in Dhaka.
Police formed two committees – one led by Additional Deputy Commissioner (Mirpur division) Masud Ahmed and the other by Deputy Commissioner (Discipline) of DMP Tutul Chakrabarty – to investigate the incident.
The policemen, who were on duty in that area at the time of occurrence, were closed in the interest of fair investigations, Maruf Hossain Sorder, deputy commissioner (media) DMP, told reporters at his office.
The incident took place last night when a police source named Delowar, allegedly accompanied some policeman, paid a visit to Babul’s tea shop.
Babul’s wife Lucky Begum, who claimed to be on the spot at the time, said they demanded money. A refusal to pay led to a scuffle which ended up Babul being pushed on to the stove.

He was immediately rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital’s burn unit where he died around 1:30pm today.

AL MP Latif sued for distorting Bangabandhu’s portrait

MA Latif, the Awami League lawmaker from Chittagong-11 constituency, is sued for distorting the portrait of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Photo Courtesy: Facebook/M A Latif MP

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MA Latif, the Awami League lawmaker from Chittagong-11 constituency, has been sued for distorting the portrait of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Saifuddin Ahmed Robi, a former central committee member of AL’s youth front Jubo League, filed the Tk 1,000 crore defamation suit with Chittagong Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court today, reports the Bangla daily Prothom Alo.
Taking the case into cognisance, Judge Farid Ahmed ordered an additional deputy police commissioner to investigate the matter and submit the report by the next 15 days.
According to the case statement, Latif has made a poster in which he has put his head on the portrait of Bangabandhu.
“The AL lawmaker has mocked the father of the nation by this act. I have lodged the case as a conscious citizen of the country,” Robi said.

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